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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

NOT in the Church of England without PROPER provision for Catholics and Evangelicals

The following is from the BBC:

CHURCH OF ENGLAND GENERAL SYNOD VOTES AGAINST WOMEN BISHOPS

The General Synod of the Church of England has voted against the appointment of women as bishops.
The decision came at the end of a day of debate by supporters and opponents - and a 12-year legislative process.
The measure was passed by the synod's houses of bishops and clergy but was rejected by the house of laity.
Controversy had centred on the provisions for parishes opposed to women bishops to request supervision by a stand-in male bishop.
The measure needed two-thirds majorities in each of the synod's three houses. READ MORE

And here is a first response from Forward in Faith:

FORWARD IN FAITH REACTS TO THE DEFEAT OF THE DRAFT ME$ASURE

Forward in Faith recognises that the outcome of today’s vote in the General Synod will bring disappointment and pain to many. However, we are not surprised that the legislation failed to command the necessary majorities, as it has been apparent for some time that it lacked any consensus across the whole of the Church of England.
As we have done for the last decade and more, Forward in Faith stands ready to offer a better way ahead, which might indeed command that wider consensus which this draft Measure so clearly lacked.
We ask now for a period of prayer and reflection on the part of the whole church, following today’s events.